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Any and all emails to john(at)webword(dot)com are going into a black hole right now. The resolution is probably 1-2 days off. In effect, I’m email blind.
I have other email accounts - plenty - but that doesn’t mean much since john(at)webword(dot)com is my primary account. It is my Inbox and Outbox, if you catch my drift.
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“HFI developed a unique approach to streamline ARINC’s intranet: an un-moderated, remote card-sorting technique using PowerPoint®. HFI gathered insight from ARINC employees worldwide by using a simple test that subjects could complete on their own and e-mail back to the design team.”
Is this really new or unique?
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Yesterday I saw a woman with white wall, butched hair. She was a large mammal with tight pants and a white tee shirt, complete with rolled up sleeves. She had the look of a tough punk in 1953. She was showing off her guns. Her distinguishing feature was so simple. On the most fleshy part […]

“The results, they conclude, challenge many long-standing perceptions of shopper travel behavior within a supermarket, including ideas related to aisle traffic, special promotional displays, and perimeter shopping patterns.”
Cool research.
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“So you have a blog, and you’re worried that it might not be accessible to people with disabilities? Don’t worry! A few simple changes can increase your blog’s potential readership.”
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If usability was always achieved and users were 100% satisfied, what would be the next most important thing to focus on? To spin this, what comes after usability? To spin this again, if usability is less important because of improvements, what is the next grand idea? What’s your theory?
More quotes from Wayne Gretzky…

“…you essentially worked until you died.”
Read: Retirees back at work, with flexibility

“One of the 5-Second Test’s biggest advantages is how quick it is. When evaluating the Donation page, each user took only 10 minutes! Because this technique is quick and easy to implement, it is perfect to run in locations where we can gather many users at one time, such as trade shows, conferences, and the […]

“…technology should be as simple as the box it comes in.”
“…products and services that are easy to experience.”
“Simplicity can be a goal of technology.”
Impressed?
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“To destroy that mystique, we devised this plan: Take the calls, we told our employees — and take notes. Earn cash for every headhunter conversation you report to HR. As in Kung Fu, we’ll use the headhunters’ own calls against them.”
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